After more than a month of tournaments, the $10,000 Main Event got underway on Thursday at the World Series of Poker . The first flight attracted plenty of players including poker legend Doyle Brunson .
Five starting slights remain and several other tournaments remain as well. In other action, Kevin Gerhart won his second bracelet of the series and fourth overall. A French player also rose to the top in the Super Seniors championship. Here’s a look at the latest action in Las Vegas . Event 58: $10,000 Main Event
The first flight in the world championship of poker finished up on Thursday. The highlight of the day may have been the return of Doyle Brunson to the event.
The “Godfather Father of Poker” has 10 WSOP bracelets and won the Main Event in 1976 and 1977 . Even at age 88 , Brunson plays in some of the biggest cash games around.
Not only did he play, Brunson moved on to Day 2 after bagging 151,000 in chips. He told PokerGO that boredom due to the pandemic brought him back to the tables. What is it like for @Texdolly to be back at the @WSOP ? “It’s great. I’m having a bit of hard luck here at the table, but that’s to be expected. They say you catch all your hands when you’re young anyway… and I believe it!” � pic.twitter.com/DuZINgGRhG — PokerGO (@PokerGO) November 5, 2021 One particular hand stood out. Brunson was able to fold his A-K after a big check-raise on the river. With an Ace on the flop and another on the turn, he detected his opponent’s full house .
Another Main Event winner was also in the field on Thursday. Tom McEvoy , who won the event in 1983 , also moved on to Day 2. Last year’s Main Event champion, Damian Salas , also played but didn’t survive Day 1.
Player of the Year leader Jake Schwartz also advanced, as did Calvin Anderson and Upeshka De Silva . Day 1B resumes on Friday with four more starting flights running each day through Tuesday. Players can follow the […]
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